Queen's Gates - Ottawa, ON
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N 45° 25.407 W 075° 41.907
18T E 445358 N 5030229
Erected in 1876, the Queen's Gates is the main entrance to Parliament Hill the location of the Canadian parliament buildings, in Ottawa, Ontario.
Waymark Code: WMHQYZ
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 08/06/2013
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Built in 1872 and set into the fence, known as the Wellington Wall, between piers designed in the Victorian High Gothic style that was fashionable in Canada at the time, the gates sit on the central axis of the hill's landscaping, in line with the Centennial Flame and Peace Tower beyond, and open onto Wellington Street.
By the early 1990s, neither the piers nor the ironwork had been properly renovated since their construction; salt from the street, the freeze-thaw cycle, and pollution had damaged and disintegrated the grout and stone faces. Thus, in 1992, Public Works and Government Services Canada began a $5 million restoration project of the entire fence along Wellington, which included the Queen's Gates. The piers were fully repointed and stabilised, including their foundations, and the gates were restored and partly rebuilt by a blacksmith.
Our pictures were taken during Canada Day Celebrations on July 1, 2013.
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